60791

Closes: 10 June 2025

Classification: Senior Information Technology Officer Grade A
Salary: $167,872 plus superannuation
Position No: 60791
Directorate: ACT Health
Advertised (Gazettal date): 27 May 2025
Contact Officer: Regan Bartholomew on Regan.Bartholomew@act.gov.au or (02) 5124 6471

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Details: Under the broad direction of the Executive Branch Manager, Applications Support, the Senior Director Analyst and Administration Team will be responsible for:

• Leading and managing a diverse team within a designated workstream.
• Working with key stakeholders to ensure the digital health record and ancillary systems meets the needs of end users in accordance with established timeframes.
• Developing an understanding of the operational needs in order to set the direction for the workstream.
• Maintaining the scope, schedule and quality of the workstream.
• Setting clear expectations for team members including defining what they should do and the timing of such activities.
• Managing risks and troubleshooting issues.
• Working closely with the divisional resources to coordinate activities.
• Advising and supporting team members by providing guidance on issues, key success factors and lessons learned.
• Supporting team members to maximise the benefits of the digital health record and ancillary systems.
• Providing consistent communication to the team.
• Developing a workstream plan and reporting on progress against the plan.
• Ensuring activities are appropriately documented including maintaining registers.
• Taking responsibility for the governance group overseeing the workstream and ensuring that the activities of the team are undertaken in accordance with governance frameworks.
• Participating in regular meetings to ensure the activities are complementary to the broader work of the division.
• Undertaking other duties appropriate to this level of classification that contribute to the Directorate.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.

Eligibility/other requirements:

• Prior to commencement, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
• This role requires you to obtain and maintain an Australian Government NV1 security clearance, which will be sponsored by the ACT Health Directorate. In order to be eligible for an NV1 security clearance, you must be an Australian citizen. If you are not successful in obtaining a Security clearance, your employment in the role will not commence. If already commenced, your employment will be terminated.
• This role will have a requirement to be on call to support the 24 x 7 DHR and ancillary systems.

Notes: A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months. Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.

How to Apply: Please submit a maximum two-page pitch providing examples demonstrating your suitability against the Selection Criteria of the Position Description. Please also provide a current curriculum vitae, including two referees.

Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now Button Below.

Important Information for Applicants

Effective from 1 July 2025, as part of the ACT Public Sector (ACTPS) 2025 Change Implementation Program, the ACT Health Directorate and the Community Services Directorate will amalgamate to form the new Health and Community Services Directorate. In addition, positions in the Digital Services Division in the Health Directorate will join the new Digital Canberra (DC) directorate. Further information about the Changes Implementation Program is available in the ACTPS 2025 Taskforce Report - Open Government Information.